Cross-Functional Programs and Partnerships Manager

The Cross-Functional Programs and Partnerships Manager is responsible for shaping, coordinating and driving the successful execution of strategic ICT initiatives spanning multiple business domains, regions, organizations and external ecosystems. Operating in a highly matrixed environment, the role acts as a trusted integrator between Business, Enterprise Architecture, ICT Domains, Regional Organizations and external partners, ensuring that initiatives are properly understood, scoped, designed, funded and executed in alignment with Stellantis strategic objectives and standards.

The role starts well before execution begins. It requires the ability to understand business objectives, challenge assumptions, facilitate the definition of the most appropriate target solution, coordinate architecture and domain experts, assess implementation options and prepare realistic cost, effort and delivery evaluations supporting investment and prioritization decisions. A key mission of the role is to promote convergence-by-design across all initiatives.

Convergence does not necessarily mean deploying identical ICT solutions everywhere. Instead, it means continuously identifying and advocating for the most appropriate convergent solution considering business priorities, local constraints, regulatory requirements, implementation complexity and long-term value creation for Stellantis. The role requires exceptional stakeholder management capabilities, including direct interaction with senior leaders up to VP and SVP level, and strong team-building skills to orchestrate multidisciplinary teams composed of Business and ICT contributors, without direct hierarchical authority.

The position is also expected to act as a catalyst for Artificial Intelligence adoption, actively identifying opportunities to leverage AI in order to accelerate delivery, improve decision‑making, increase operational efficiency and maximize the value generated by the programs under management.

• Facilitate the understanding of business objectives, operational challenges and strategic priorities driving new initiatives.
• Coordinate Business stakeholders, Enterprise Architecture and ICT Domain teams to assess solution alternatives and define target scenarios.
• Lead the preliminary definition of implementation strategies, scope, milestones, dependencies and delivery approaches.
• Support the development of business cases through realistic assessments of implementation costs, timelines, risks and organizational impacts.
• Ensure investment decisions are based on integrated end-to-end evaluations rather than local optimizations.
• Challenge assumptions and identify simplification opportunities before solutions are approved and funded.

• Promote convergence-by-design across all initiatives, balancing standardization objectives with regional, business and regulatory requirements
• Continuously challenge process, data and application fragmentation.
• Identify opportunities to maximize reuse of platforms, capabilities, data models and operating practices.
• Assess local requirements against global convergence strategies and facilitate informed trade‑off decisions.
• Ensure convergence principles are embedded throughout the lifecycle of all initiatives, from concept definition through deployment and stabilization.
• Contribute to the evolution of the Stellantis convergence roadmap and target landscape.

• Lead the planning, coordination and execution of strategic cross-program initiatives spanning multiple ICT domains, business functions and geographical regions.
• Establish and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies and critical paths.
• Monitor progress, delivery readiness and implementation risks.
• Drive execution discipline and promote accountability across all participating stakeholders.
• Ensure successful delivery of expected business outcomes and benefits.

• Build trusted relationships with Business and ICT leaders across the organization.
• Act as the primary coordination interface between Business, ICT…